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The Breakfast was very delicious and we could... - Review of InterContinental Nairobi

We stayed 6 days at this very good located luxury hotel, we were recieved very very helpfull and check-in was made in our suite, the staff was absolutely fantastic what ever we needed or asked for was solved immidiatly and with a big smile!The Breakfast was very delicious and we could take it outside in the garden which my wife and me likes.We have only good things to say and hope to return one day again!!

Stayed February 2010, traveled as a couple

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This probably once was a great 5* but it has not been maintained well. The rooms are more like a 3* hotel- adequate but worn, with musty, mildewy carpet (yuk), a stained bathtub, mildew on the rubber anti-slip bathmat, and a chipped sink. I couldn't get the shower to dispense water at an agreeable temperature.

Service is erratic- like using the wireless internet in your room requires getting a code for which you call guest services, who refer you to the business center, who call you back 10mins later. On top of that the internet pricing is silly- no 24r access available and pricey. The safe in my room was locked- they came to open it after i asked but it show the lack of attention to detail.

The gym was closed for an unspecified period when i was there- too bad if you took this 5* hotel because of its facilities. The outdoor pool is OK but I prefer the one at the Serena hotel.

What the hotel has going for it is the location- walking distance to shops, restaurants etc. Also nice are the large windows that open (with mosquito netting) as Nairobi's climate can be very pleasant so i just had the window open all day.

However, for this price i would expect better service and better facilities.

Stayed at the end of a memorable Safari. Completely spoiled the holiday. The staff is not adequately trained. The housekeeping is non-existant. The room had the following defects- At least three lights were not working, no fridge or minibar, iron not working, torn towels, the recessed glass shelves in the bathroom missing. Don't seem to believe in turning down the bed at night, had to remind the housekeeping at 10.00 pm, wait 30 minutes and make the bed ourselves! The list is endless. Never expected a Intercontinental to be shabby.

Stayed February 2010, traveled as a couple

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During a recent safari to Kenya I spent a total of 3 nights at the Interconti. Check in was efficient, all reservation details at hand, so I only had to sign and got my key card.My room, rather my suite, was well appointed and lacked nothing I would have missed, and the amenities in the bathroom were absolutely complete, including shaver, toothbrush, sewing kit and quality soaps, shampoo and showergel. I particularly enjoyed the firm matress and good pillows, which allowed me some good nights sleep.Most appreciated was the access to the 'Club Lounge' on the sixth floor, where a small meeting room is at guests' disposal and where breakfast is served for IHG card holders or guests invited to the facility, as I was. Wireless internet is available for free in the lounge and the attending staff are very observant and extremely helpful. Snacks are available throughout the day, a happy hour in the evening gets one in the pre-dinner mood - with several theme restaurants on the ground floor leaving the taste buds satisfied.Very good value, central location and a warm and friendly staff right across the hotel.

Being hoteliers, we understand how things can go wrong and hotels make mistakes. This was by far the worst hotel we stayed at for so many reasons and it just started off our African Safari on the wrong foot. Just to name a few things, we arrived very early in the morning of our arrival, and since the hotel could not guarantee an early checkin, our tour operator paid for the night before our arrival to ensure the room was ready for our early checkin. Needless to say, they initially did not have our room available. After much discussion at the front desk they finally gave us a key to a room....which turned out to be dirty and just slept in by another guest just hours before. We went back down to the front desk, explained the situation and the agent at the desk said, wait over there - as he pointed to the lobby lounge. No apology, no explanation - nothing! We sat in the lobby for about 10 minutes before anyone came to explain anything, the front desk personnel didn't even come talk to us to apologize or explain, and just sent someone else over to fix the problem. We eventually got keys to another room, and just as we arrived, I sat on the corner of the bed and it toppled on top of me - it was such a flimsy cheap mattress and frame that was not properly put together. We had to go back downstairs again because the bed was unacceptable as well as the other amenities in the room....long story short, we got keys to another room, went to go get our luggage from the belldesk so we would not be waiting for the luggage. They insisted on bringing it up "straight away"....and yes, we waited....and waited....and waited. Finally, my husband went down to get it, and meanwhile our luggage is sitting there while a couple of the bellmen were standing chit chatting....

This is just a long list of the things that went awry in our stay, and my husband and I being over 35 years combined in the hotel business in Sr Management positions will undeniably say this was by far the worst experience we had ever had in a hotel. Eventually, on our final night of our safari, we had stayed there again (however, threatened to cancel that reservation if things didn't improve for the next time around), and we were in a room that was beautifully refurbished. I am sure they are capable of great things at that hotel, but our first impression will never lead us to return.

Stayed December 2008, traveled as a couple

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On our trip to Kenya and Tanzania in Nov of 2009 we first stayed at the Intercontinental Hotel in Niarobi where our Go Ahead Tour group met. My husband and I each took an extra bag to donate - one for the Deaf Aid School and one for the Familia Moja orphanage. We found these organizations thru a website called stuffyourrucksack.com. You can look up any city you plan to visit and find organizations that need donations. Since a second bag is free to check for international flights, we filled them with things such as socks, pens, pencils, erasers, pencil shapeners, workbooks and story books for children, flash cards and card games, jump ropes, toothbrushes etc. I was able to email the person in charge at each facility ahead and they picked up the bags at our hotel - one I met in person and the other I had to leave with the bellman, with a tag for the person, to pick up. I was sent photos of the children with the things I had donated - it is a good feeling. They do NOT need candy even though they beg for it - poor oral hygeine and few dentists in the bush areas. As for Nairobi, we were discouraged from going out but we went anyway to the cathedral with is right behind the hotel and very modern inside, then 2 blocks away to the City Market where all sorts of handicrafts are sold. Just avoid the guys who approach you there and offer to get you the "best price" - very inflated because they skim off a commission after they pay the vendors. Just deal with each vendor yourself. It was a safe walk to and from and we were not nervous about this at all.

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InterContinental Nairobi has for years been an oasis of luxury for business travellers as well as those who want to experience the wonders of Africa. The Parliament buildings are a short stroll away, Kenyatta International Convention Centre is right next door and Nairobi National Park, Museum Hill and the Elephant Orphanage are within easy reach....more less

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